Madrid to cremate the corpse of a corona victim outside the state

Madrid-Shaimaa Tahtawi

The municipality of Madrid has agreements with funeral companies outside the state to cremate the corpse of a corona victim outside the state, this comes after the severe pressure that funeral companies are exposed to due to the increasing number of deaths in Madrid, which is the state most affected among the states Spanish.

The Madrid City Hall funeral unit will begin the first transfers of the deceased to funeral units outside Madrid – specifically to Burgos and Ponferrada (Leon) – to proceed with the cremation of their bodies with the prior approval of their first-class angles.

This action comes after signing agreements between the municipal funeral unit, the municipal funeral services company, Madrid cemeteries, and other companies outside the state, provided that they receive the first batch transfers of the bodies during the coming days, as soon as the families of the victims have obtained approval.

The average daily services of the municipal funeral unit in Madrid between 1 to 9 April increased to 161 victims per day, which is the data obtained by the municipal units according to the spokesperson, security and emergency areas, and put the daily average in more than 140 contracted services.

In response to the increasing workload, the funeral services company in Madrid was strengthened by employing 35 people since the start of the coronavirus crisis, and the National Association of Funeral Services Companies “Panasf” explained that “the situation has improved slightly” for private funeral parlors in Madrid, due to the low number Deaths in the past three days from the tenth of April to today, which indicates a decline in the death curve, at least in Madrid.

In terms of numbers, the National Association of Funeral Services Companies said that in the past three days, there were a total of 270, 272 and 260 deaths respectively in Madrid, the same as the death toll of death data on March 21. They added in “Panasv”: “Since March 22, the number of deaths has not decreased to less than 300 victims.

Minister of Health Enrique Roeth Escudero, at the Funeral Services Federation, continued to improve the coordination plan that does not exist between hospitals and the funeral sector, and they explained that “the idea is to reduce errors as possible and, above all, avoid the slightest mistake in tracking the deceased”, and that After discovering that many families could not identify their victim.

On the other hand, the Ministry of Health distributed today more protection materials for funeral company workers to protect them and limit the spread of the Corona virus, with medical supplies continuing to be distributed until Tuesday to all funeral units.